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ST12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 631 road traffic collisions in the ST12 postcode district, Stafford, from 1979 to 2025, and 896 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 99 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, down from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
631
2,349th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
896
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
14
15 people killed
Serious collisions
99
112 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for ST12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal142.2%
  • Serious9916%
  • Slight51882%

What the data shows

  • ST12 had 47 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 50% fewer than the 94 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in ST12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 82 children under 16 were killed or injured in ST12, 9.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in ST12.

Where ST12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,349th
Most casualties
2,353rd
Most fatal collisions
2,302nd
Most serious collisions
2,462nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (12%)
  • Tuesday91 (14%)
  • Wednesday100 (16%)
  • Thursday100 (16%)
  • Friday111 (18%)
  • Saturday82 (13%)
  • Sunday73 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight436 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting100 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway370 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway249 (39%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph236 (37%)
  • 40 mph68 (11%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph170 (27%)
  • 70 mph146 (23%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds478 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (14%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other19 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant623 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (11%)
  • Pedestrian54 (6%)
  • Cyclist50 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ST12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ST12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in ST12 peaked at 29 in 1990; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202546
2024911
202300
202222
202100
202012
201933
20181011
2017810
20161015
201546
2014717
20131012
2012711
201168
20101011
200955
20081422
20071216
20061924
20051117
20041220
20031316
20021417
20011111
20001117
19991441
19981316
19971724
19961418
19951320
19942527
19932332
19921524
19912734
19902940
19892434
19882434
19872038
19862635
19851011
19842026
19831419
19822227
19812942
19801834
19792130

Map of recent crashes in ST12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ST12

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ST12

The 24 most recent collisions in ST12 happened between 12 August 2018 and 10 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ST12

The A34 has the most collisions in ST12, 242 of 631 (38%), followed by the M6 (18).

Collisions in ST12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA342423431247
2ndM6184402

Council areas covering ST12

Collisions in ST12 were recorded in 2 council areas. Stafford has 561 of 631 (89%).

Collisions in ST12 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStafford5618061086
2ndStoke-on-Trent6888413

Town in ST12

Of the 631 collisions in ST12, 150 (24%) were in Barlaston.